externos

/[eksˈt̪eɾnos]/ noun

Letters

8 characters

Frequency Rank

#6,406

in Spanish word usage

Misspellings

12

tracked variants

Confusables

12

similar word pairs

externos is aSpanishnoun. It means: Forma del plural de externo. Pronounced [eksˈt̪eɾnos]. It ranks #6,406 in Spanish word frequency. Often confused with extraños and eterno.

Key facts for externos
PropertyValue
Headwordexternos
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[eksˈt̪eɾnos]
Letters8
Frequency rank#6,406
Misspellings tracked12
Confusable pairs12
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

Position of externos in Spanish word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The Spanish entry for externos is 8 letters long, classified as anoun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [eksˈt̪eɾnos]. Corpus data places it at rank #6,406 in overall Spanish word frequency, indicating it appears regularly in written and spoken text.The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "Forma del plural de externo.".

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 12 documented wrong-spelling variants for externos, with forms such as "etxernos", "exetrnos", and "extenros". Each variant represents a distinct typo pattern that appears often enough in corpora to be worth flagging, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.It also participates in 12 confusable-pair relationships, "extraños", "eterno", "externa", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct Spanish form is externos, spelled E-X-T-E-R-N-O-S, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    Forma del plural de externo.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: etxernos,exetrnos,extenros,externnos,externoss,externso,exterons,exterrnos,extrenos,extternos,exxternos,xeternos

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for externos

Misspelling Variants of "externos"

etxernos8exetrnos8extenros8externnos9externoss9externso8exterons8exterrnos9
Misspelling Variants of "externos"

Frequency rank: #6,406 in Spanish

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "externos"?
"externos" is spelled E-X-T-E-R-N-O-S. The IPA pronunciation is [eksˈt̪eɾnos].
What does "externos" mean?
As a noun, "externos" means: Forma del plural de externo.
What words are commonly confused with "externos"?
"externos" is commonly confused with "extraños", "eterno", "externa". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "externos"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "externos" is [eksˈt̪eɾnos]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "externos" come from?
"externos" is a Spanish word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Data Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Frequency data from Wordfreq. Misspellings derived from Hunspell dictionaries.